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In Parliament, members are referred to by the place they represent, eg "The Right Honourable Member for Harry Pottershire" rather than their names. It's a way t
by zwischenzug 3mo ago
In Parliament, members are referred to by the place they represent, eg "The Right Honourable Member for Harry Pottershire" rather than their names. It's a way to make things less personal.
In fact, "naming" an MP is mark of having broken the rules:
https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/naming-of-a-member/ https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/naming-o...
- gib444 3mo agoI like it as a reminder that they're there to represent their constituents, and it means lesser known places are regularly mentioned in parliament (what with it being in London)
- Cthulhu_ 3mo agoThe indirect debate strategy has always baffled me (people addressing the speaker instead of the person across the aisle), but it's a really interesting way to frame a debate and to - theoretically - avoid ad hominems. Of course in UK politics they can still say stuff like "Mr. Speaker, I believe the right honourable lord of whatsit is being rather silly".